9. "excellent, absolutely right, first rate. An ephemeral vogue word that spread with the popularity of the Beatles and the ‘Mersey sound’ from Liverpool in 1963 to be picked up by the media (a fact which incidentally marked its demise as a fashionable term). It is related to ‘the gear’, meaning the ‘real thing’ or top quality merchandise." (DCDictionaryCentral.com)

10. we get involved in anything we deem as 'cool' and/or 'faB' and/or 'gear'.

11. Reporter question (from 1964): "In America, the current slang is: 'tough,' 'boss,' and 'dig.' What are some of England's?"